Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be concerned over the state of Ganga river, but the authorities responsible for keeping the river pollution free seem reluctant to care about its condition.

With the summer heat melting the glaciers faster, the rising levels of Bhagirathi river have raised the level of anxiety being experienced by those living along the banks of this river in the Uttar

With the State Government turning a blind eye to the detrimental effects of building large dams like the Tehri dam, the native fish species once found in abundance in the Bhagirathi river and its m

The committee was appointed by the ministry in October 2013 following a Supreme Court order.

At least 23 power projects should be scrapped in Uttarakhand, a high-level committee of the Environment Ministry has recommended while partly blaming hydro-power plants for the devastation caused by flash floods in the state last year.

Kedarnath was the worst hit in Uttarakhand in June 2013 tragedy.Dams and tunnels will wreck Uttarakhand, green activists have said all along. It's official now.

उत्तराखंड तबाही के बाद प्रस्तावित पनबिजली परियोजनाओं का मामला

उत्तराखंड में आई जल तबाही को ध्यान में रखते हुए अलकनंदा और भागीरथी नदी पर प्रस्तावित 24 पनबिजली परियोजनाओं के प्रभाव का अध्ययन करने के लिए केंद्र सरकार ने विशेषज्ञ समिति गठित कर दी है। यह जानकारी केंद्र सरकार ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दाखिल किए गए ताजा हलफनामे में दी है। हालांकि, सरकार ने पर्यावरण और जैव विविधिता पर समग्र अध्ययन करके रिपोर्ट देने के लिए कोर्ट से 14 अप्रैल तक का समय और दिए जाने की मांग की है।

After the June 2013 floods and widespread destruction, the Uttarakhand government was widely criticised for illegal constructions and increasing hydro-power projects across its river beds.

Construction of hydro power projects in a planned manner is unlikely to interfere with stability of the Himalayas which offer maximum unexploited hydro power potential, says an expert.